July 9

Question 1

hatchet man

Answer 1

1. A man hired to commit murder.

2. One assigned to carry out a ruthless task or a vicious or unscrupulous order.

Question 2

gruesome

Answer 2

Causing horror and repugnance (1. Extreme dislike); frightful and shocking: a gruesome murder.

Question 3

homely

Answer 3

plain; unattractive: a homely mongrel; lacking refinement: a homely country boy

Question 4

lowly

Answer 4

dj, -lier or -liest

1. humble or low in position, rank, status, etc
2. full of humility; meek
3. simple, unpretentious, or plain

Question 5

bustle

Answer 5

(ˈbʌsəl) (when: intr, often foll by about) to hurry or cause to hurry with a great show of energy or activity

Question 6

far-flung

Answer 6

1. Remote; distant.

2. Widely distributed; wide-ranging.

Question 7

offbeat

Answer 7

n. Music
An unaccented beat in a measure.
adj. (ôf′bēt′, ŏf′-) Slang
Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor.

Question 8

fling, flung, flung

Answer 8

1. To throw with violence: flung the dish against the wall. See Synonyms at throw.

Question 9

nutty

Answer 9

1. containing or abounding in nuts
2. resembling nuts, esp in taste
3. informal Also: nutsy insane; crazy

Question 10

barbarous

Answer 10

(ˈbɑːbərəs)
adj
1. uncivilized; primitive
2. brutal or cruel
3. lacking refinement

Question 11

cleft

Answer 11

split; divided; a crack or crevice; an indentation between two parts, as of the chin